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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advances in electronic education technology enable students in nations all around the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Tumblr to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a growing need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these compelling new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important 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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