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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations have to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Samoa to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Universities want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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