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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in online learning have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Vatican City to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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