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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in digital education technology make it possible for humans all over the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a expanding need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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