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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern developments in electronic education technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Guinea-Bissau to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these interesting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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