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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in electronic education technology have enabled people all around the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to better perceive these exciting new open educational initiatives. Educators want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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