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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology are enabling humans in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Vanuatu to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Trainers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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