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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in technology-enhanced learning enable students in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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