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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in distance learning enable learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these interesting new open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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