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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic education technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Students want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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