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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in distance learning technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Open2Study to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies 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 developing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Corporations want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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