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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for learners all over the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these significant new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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