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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in elearning are enabling people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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