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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in distance learning have enabled people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Samoa to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Teachers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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