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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in online learning are empowering humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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