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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology enable learners in all parts of the world to take classes online. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations have to deal with today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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