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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in technology-enhanced learning have empowered learners in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC classes are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Andorra to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Public servants want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also explores the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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