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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in electronic education technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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