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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online learning technology have empowered people all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like San Marino to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desideratum for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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