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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in online learning are enabling humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to be more aware of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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