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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Mali to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Everybody wants to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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