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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in distance learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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