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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this growing desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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