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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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