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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in electronic education technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions have to deal with now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Tuvalu to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these exciting new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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