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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in digital education technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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