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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online education have empowered people in nations all around the world to take classes online. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Ashmore and Cartier Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Professors want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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