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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in distance learning enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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