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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like LinkedIn to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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