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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are considering more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UWashingtonX to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these exciting new open education undertakings. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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