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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in elearning technology enable people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can we certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these compelling new open educational undertakings. Students want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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