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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Mali to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to be more aware of these interesting new open educational experiments. Professors want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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