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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Open2Study to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education initiatives. People want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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