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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Antigua and Barbuda to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to understand these exciting new open education experiments. Researchers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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