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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take online classes. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Meetup to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Scientists want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources