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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in distance learning enable people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Kingman Reef to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Students want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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