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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online learning are making it possible for students in nations all around the world to take online classes. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Philippines to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these important new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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