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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in elearning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Baker Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Trainers want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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