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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations are having to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Palmyra Atoll to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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