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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in e-learning technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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