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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in digital education technology are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations are having to deal with now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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