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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in elearning technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to take part in online classes. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these significant new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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