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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in distance learning technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to take classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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