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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Aruba to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these significant new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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