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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online education are making it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are considering more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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