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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in online education technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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