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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in elearning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Palmyra Atoll to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Public servants want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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