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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in online learning are enabling students in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants need to better grasp these open education undertakings. Trainers want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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