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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in online learning have made it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that online education institutions are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This new book also researches the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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