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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that learning technology organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like British Antarctic Territory to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Scholars want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also describes the key 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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