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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in elearning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Dominica to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Instructors want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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