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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Mali to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders need to better understand these important new open educational initiatives. Professors want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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