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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in e-learning technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Students want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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