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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Educators want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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