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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in electronic education technology enable learners all around the world to be participants in classes 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. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions are considering today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Clipperton Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to better understand these new open education endeavours. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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