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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in electronic educational technology have empowered people all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these important new open education initiatives. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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