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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning technology are empowering humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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