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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in e-learning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning institutions have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like British Antarctic Territory to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the major 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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