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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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