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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning are enabling students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Tonga to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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