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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in distance learning are empowering people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Scientists want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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