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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning technology enable learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like American Samoa to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a developing need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Corporations want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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