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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning technology have empowered learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these fascinating new open educational ventures. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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