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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in online learning enable learners in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and lots of other participants need to better perceive these interesting new open education endeavours. People want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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