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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Netherlands Antilles to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Professors want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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