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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in technology-enhanced learning enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Scholars want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this developing demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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