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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Scientists want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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