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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in e-learning have empowered students in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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