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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online education technology have empowered learners all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Comoros to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these significant new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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