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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in electronic education technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Vanuatu to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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