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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in electronic educational technology have empowered humans all over the world to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these open education experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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