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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. New developments in online education technology make it possible for humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Vanuatu to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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