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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in e-learning make it possible for students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these compelling new open education experiments. Teachers want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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