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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in e-learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational experiments. Students want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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