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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education technology enable students in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Tuvalu to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these important new open education ventures. Lecturers want to know how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this growing desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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