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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in electronic educational technology are enabling humans all over the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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