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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in e-learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Niger to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to understand these important new open education ventures. Educators want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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