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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in online education have provided the means for humans in nations all aver the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a growing need to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to better grasp these new open education undertakings. Researchers want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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