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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants need to better perceive these interesting new open educational endeavours. Universities want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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