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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in e-learning make it possible for students in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to better understand these important new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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