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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in elearning technology have made it possible for students all around the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like American Samoa to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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