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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these open educational undertakings. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this growing need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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