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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic education technology are enabling humans in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations have to consider now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Pitcairn Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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