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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in elearning technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education organizations are considering more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also articulates 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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