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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning enable people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Wellesley College to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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