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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like American Samoa to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Teachers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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