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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online education technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This amazing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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