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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in digital education technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations have to struggle with today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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