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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coral Sea Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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