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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in learning technology have provided the means for humans in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Instructors want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also examines the 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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