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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Twitter to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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