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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in elearning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions are considering more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage low motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these important new open educational undertakings. Professors want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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