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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in learning technology enable people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Navassa Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Public servants want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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