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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. New advancements in online education technology have empowered people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these intriguing new open education undertakings. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This book also researches the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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