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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in distance learning have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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