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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in distance learning are enabling humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to understand these compelling new open educational ventures. Educators want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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