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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in elearning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Netherlands Antilles to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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