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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in online learning technology are making it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these open education ventures. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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