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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are considering more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Professors want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this developing desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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