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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in electronic educational technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online learning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these exciting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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