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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in e-learning technology have enabled humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Mali to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these open educational initiatives. Teachers want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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