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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in e-learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Trainers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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