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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like LinkedIn to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend these new open educational undertakings. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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