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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advancements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Peter I Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to better grasp these intriguing new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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