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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning are empowering students all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like UWashingtonX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also researches the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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