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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in e-learning are enabling humans all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions make sure that the training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like American Samoa to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Scientists want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also researches the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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