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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning technology have empowered students all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Cape Verde to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Corporations want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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