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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Wallis and Futuna to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these important new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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