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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Students want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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