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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest developments in distance learning technology are empowering learners all around the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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