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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in elearning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions have to consider now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Switzerland to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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