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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in e-learning have enabled learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Open2Study to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these significant new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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