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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in technology-enhanced learning enable students in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Teachers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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