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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in elearning are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Marshall Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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