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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning institutions are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Austria to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these open education experiments. Instructors want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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