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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in online education enable students in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology institutions are considering more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Senegal to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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