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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these significant new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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