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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in e-learning are making it possible for learners all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is passable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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