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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in learning technology make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are considering today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these new open education experiments. Scientists want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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