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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in electronic education technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in online classes. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education experiments. Researchers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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