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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in e-learning have provided the means for students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Belize to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a expanding need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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