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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in electronic educational technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning organizations are considering more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Vanuatu to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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