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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these intriguing new open education ventures. Educators want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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