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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online education are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like American Samoa to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Universities want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this growing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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