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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in technology-enhanced learning have empowered students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these open education endeavours. Trainers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this demand for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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