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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online education technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Jersey to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these open education experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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