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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Midway Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational experiments. Universities want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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