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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in online education technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations are considering now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational experiments. Trainers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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