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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online learning have empowered students in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Educators want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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