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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in learning technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are considering now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to better grasp these significant new open education experiments. Everyone wants to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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