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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in elearning have provided the means for people all around the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like British Indian Ocean Territory to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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