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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in distance learning technology have empowered students in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions must deal with now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Palau to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these important new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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