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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in elearning technology have empowered students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Clipperton Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to better understand these significant new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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