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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology have enabled people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations have to deal with today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Academics want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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