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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in distance learning technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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