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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology make it possible for humans all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like OpenupEd to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these interesting new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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