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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in learning technology are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to better perceive these exciting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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