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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Baker Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. People want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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