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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Reunion to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Researchers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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