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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning have empowered learners all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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