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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in electronic education technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these fascinating new open educational ventures. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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