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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in distance learning are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these exciting new open education endeavours. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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