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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in e-learning technology are empowering people all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions are having to consider today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Tokelau to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these interesting new open education experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also studies 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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