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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning technology enable learners all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Google+ to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Teachers want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This amazing new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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