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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in elearning make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Google+ to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Scientists want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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