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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in electronic educational technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to better understand these interesting new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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