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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered learners in nations all around the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Cook Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also studies the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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