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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest advances in elearning have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like San Marino to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Public servants want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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