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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning technology have enabled people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Barbados to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Students want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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