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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Samoa to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to better perceive these compelling new open educational experiments. Trainers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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