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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in online learning technology have empowered humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC classes are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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