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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in online learning technology have provided the means for learners 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 MOOC classes are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Boston University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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