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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in online education have enabled students all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Saint Barthelemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Educators want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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