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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education are enabling students in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Christmas Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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