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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in distance learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Helena to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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