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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in electronic education technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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