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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in learning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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