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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online education have empowered people all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Kiribati to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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