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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in electronic educational technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Reddit to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these open education experiments. Students want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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