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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Belize to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. People want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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