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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in elearning are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like State University of New York to conduct these MOOC courses? How can stakeholders manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better comprehend these exciting new open education experiments. Instructors want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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