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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online education technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Corporations want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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