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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in e-learning enable people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and many other participants desire to better comprehend these important new open education initiatives. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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