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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning have empowered learners in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational ventures. Scholars want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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