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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in e-learning have provided the means for humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like The New School to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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