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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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