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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in electronic education technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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