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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in distance learning are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is adequate? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Marshall Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Students want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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