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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered learners all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Teachers want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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