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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in elearning have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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