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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to take classes online. MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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