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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these significant new open education endeavours. Corporations want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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