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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online learning technology are making it possible for students in nations all around the world to take classes 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. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations must deal with now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Micronesia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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