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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in distance learning are enabling students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Wake Island to conduct these massive open online courses? How can organizations handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Public servants want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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