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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants need to better perceive these significant new open educational ventures. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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