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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning are providing the means for learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Switzerland to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these open education endeavours. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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