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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning organizations have to struggle with today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Twitter to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low learner 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 technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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