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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in electronic education technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to take classes online. MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Belize to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these fascinating new open education initiatives. Corporations want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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