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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online learning have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a necessity to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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