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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Vatican City to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to better grasp these compelling new open educational experiments. Academics want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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