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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online education technology have empowered students all around the world to take part in online classes. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Kingman Reef to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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