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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these promising new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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