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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning make it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of New Mexico to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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