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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Reddit to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a developing need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants need to better grasp these compelling new open education undertakings. Students want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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