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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in electronic education technology are empowering people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Great Basin College to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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