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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning enable people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Cook Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these intriguing new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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