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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in e-learning are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like UWashingtonX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. People want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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