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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations have to consider now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Corporations want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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