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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic education technology have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Washington to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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