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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online learning are empowering people all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions have to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Guinea to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage poor 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 electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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