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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Educators want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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