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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in electronic education technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Navassa Island to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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