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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in e-learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions have to consider today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Navassa Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these open educational undertakings. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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