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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning technology have empowered students all over the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like OpenupEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these promising new open education endeavours. Scholars want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also researches the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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