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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in online learning are enabling students in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Samoa to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Trainers want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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