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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these important new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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