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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like British Sovereign Base Areas to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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