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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in distance learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Solomon Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to better understand these intriguing new open education endeavours. Corporations want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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