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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online education are enabling humans in every nation on earth to take courses online. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Guam to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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