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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in elearning are enabling humans in nations all aver the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Peter I Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these new open education experiments. Researchers want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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