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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in e-learning enable people all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Baker Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these compelling new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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