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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning are enabling students in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning institutions are considering today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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