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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in elearning have empowered students in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning institutions are having to consider now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Netherlands Antilles to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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