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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in electronic education technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are considering today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Marshall Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these important new open education experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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