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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online education technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also explores the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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