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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in electronic education technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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