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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations have to consider today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Solomon Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these open educational undertakings. Scientists want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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