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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in learning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these open educational experiments. Trainers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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