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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for people all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle low motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education experiments. Teachers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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