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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in e-learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations have to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Teachers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This amazing new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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