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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in technology-enhanced learning enable people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend these open educational experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also researches the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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