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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in distance learning make it possible for students in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education institutions are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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