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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online education have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like American Samoa to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to better understand these compelling new open educational experiments. People want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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