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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in elearning have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take online classes. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to understand these promising new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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