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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in distance learning technology enable humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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