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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also researches the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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