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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these significant new open education experiments. Corporations want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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