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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in distance learning are enabling people all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like The New School to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these fascinating new open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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