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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in technology-enhanced learning enable people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Wallis and Futuna to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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