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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Samoa to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to be more aware of these exciting new open education experiments. Corporations want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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