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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in e-learning are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to take classes online. 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 massive open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Universities want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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