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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online learning technology are empowering people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a developing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these interesting new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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