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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in online education enable learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Public servants want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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