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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online education are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these intriguing new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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