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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in elearning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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