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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online education have enabled humans in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Senegal to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a developing desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better comprehend these important new open education experiments. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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