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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to better understand these significant new open education experiments. Students want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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