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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in electronic educational technology make it possible for students all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like State University of New York to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Professors want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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