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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in online education technology enable people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can educators certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Saint Helena to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these important new open education initiatives. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also discusses 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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