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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online education are empowering learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can we certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like LinkedIn to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to understand these interesting new open education ventures. Researchers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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