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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in e-learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Academics want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also describes the 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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