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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in e-learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Netherlands to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Researchers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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