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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Relay Graduate School of Education to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Corporations want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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