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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in online education are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these new open educational endeavours. Students want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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