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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this growing need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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