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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education experiments. People want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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