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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in distance learning have provided the means for people all around the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Wallis and Futuna to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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