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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in e-learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Marshall Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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