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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in electronic education technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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