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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online education are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can participants make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Mt. San Jacinto College to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Educators want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also researches the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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