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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in learning technology have enabled learners all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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