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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in electronic educational technology make it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Martinique to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these compelling new open educational experiments. Professors want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also researches the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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