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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in learning technology make it possible for learners all over the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are struggling with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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