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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in elearning technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like American Samoa to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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