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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in online education enable humans in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Students want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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