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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these new open educational experiments. Teachers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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