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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Peter I Island to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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