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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in elearning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Micronesia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also deals with the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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