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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people all over the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is passable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like American Samoa to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Professors want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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