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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Anguilla to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational ventures. Universities want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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