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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling students all around the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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