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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Researchers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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