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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in electronic education technology enable students in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many issues that e-learning institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants desire to understand these open education experiments. Corporations want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This book also deals with the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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