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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning enable people all over the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like British Antarctic Territory to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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