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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations must deal with today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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