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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advancements in electronic education technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these promising new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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