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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Instructors want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this growing desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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