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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in electronic education technology have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like The Bahamas to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these open education undertakings. Researchers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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