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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online education are enabling learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Palmyra Atoll to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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