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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in electronic education technology have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants would like to understand these important new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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