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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in learning technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning institutions are dealing with today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Martinique to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these open education initiatives. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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