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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in online learning are enabling people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these open education ventures. Corporations want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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