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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in elearning technology have enabled humans all over the world to take online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning organizations are considering now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Dominica to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also explores the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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