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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in distance learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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