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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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