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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in online education have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Instructors want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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