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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in elearning are enabling humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Barthelemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to better understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Professors want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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