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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in e-learning technology enable humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education institutions are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can educators certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Mali to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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