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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in e-learning technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Wallis and Futuna to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these important new open educational experiments. Public servants want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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