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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in online education technology enable people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations have to deal with today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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