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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Helena to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Instructors want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also explores the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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