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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for learners all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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