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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in technology-enhanced learning enable humans all over the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Nauru to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to understand these promising new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to know how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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