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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in distance learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coral Sea Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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