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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in elearning are empowering people all around the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these interesting new open educational endeavours. People want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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