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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in electronic education technology are enabling learners all over the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like The Bahamas to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this developing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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