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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in electronic education technology are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online education technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to better understand these new open educational experiments. Universities want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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