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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online learning have provided the means for learners all around the world to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Educators want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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