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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in elearning have empowered people all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are struggling with now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants certify that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Tokelau to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these fascinating new open education experiments. Researchers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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