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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online education are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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