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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online learning technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Belize to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education ventures. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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