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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in e-learning are enabling learners all around the world to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these open educational endeavours. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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