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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in electronic education technology enable students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations have to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these exciting new open educational experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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