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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to take online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Aland to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Educators want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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