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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in learning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like openHPI to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Instructors want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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