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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in online learning technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Denmark to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these new open education experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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