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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in distance learning enable people all around the world to take courses online. These MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like New Zealand to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these fascinating new open education ventures. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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