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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like YouTube to conduct these MOOCs? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Academics want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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