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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people all around the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to consider now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Corporations want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also explores the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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