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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in elearning enable people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Nauru to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Universities want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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