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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in elearning are enabling people all around the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Instructors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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