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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in online learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions have to deal with today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Academics want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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