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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in elearning are empowering people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations are having to attend to today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like The Bahamas to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these open educational initiatives. Academics want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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