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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like American Samoa to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Scientists want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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