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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in electronic educational technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Niue to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. People want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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