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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in e-learning are empowering people in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to better understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Scientists want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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