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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in elearning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Mali to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these significant new open education ventures. Professors want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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