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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in online learning are empowering people all over the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Educators want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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