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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these new open education experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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