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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in distance learning have enabled learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Tristan da Cunha to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Universities want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this increasing need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also examines the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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