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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for students all over the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these promising new open education ventures. Teachers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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