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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these open education experiments. Academics want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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