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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online education are empowering people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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