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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered people all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like New Caledonia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a developing need to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these important new open education endeavours. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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