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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in electronic educational technology enable people all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Antigua and Barbuda to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to understand these promising new open education undertakings. Students want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This book also articulates 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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