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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in electronic educational technology have empowered humans in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Helena to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Scientists want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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