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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online learning technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to better understand these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Students want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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