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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in elearning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Ascension to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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