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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Helena to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to better comprehend these interesting new open educational ventures. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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