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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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