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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are considering now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can stakeholders handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also studies the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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