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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online education have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to take classes online. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Instructors want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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