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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in elearning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are considering more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like The New School to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to be more aware of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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