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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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