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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Kiribati to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these promising new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Public servants want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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