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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in e-learning technology have empowered students all over the world to take classes online. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these interesting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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