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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in electronic education technology enable people in nations all around the world to take classes online. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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