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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in elearning technology enable people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Corporations want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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