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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning are enabling humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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