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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning have made it possible for people all over the world to take online courses. MOOCs are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like American Samoa to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also articulates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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