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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online learning technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Samoa to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these exciting new open education ventures. Academics want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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