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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in distance learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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