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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in elearning technology make it possible for people all over the world to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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