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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in e-learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these open education experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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