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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in elearning make it possible for students all over the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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