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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in e-learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Belize to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these fascinating new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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