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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest gains in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for people all over the world to take online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. People want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also addresses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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