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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online education technology have empowered students all over the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to be more aware of these interesting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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