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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in distance learning have empowered humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. People want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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