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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in electronic educational technology make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Professors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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