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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in online learning are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Scholars want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also describes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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