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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning technology enable learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Mali to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Universities want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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