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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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