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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advancements in online learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Palau to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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