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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online education technology make it possible for students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Students want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This definitive new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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