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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in elearning technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Helena to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these interesting new open education endeavours. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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