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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Johnston Atoll to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Universities want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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