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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education technology enable people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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