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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in e-learning have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Trainers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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