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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in technology-enhanced learning are empowering humans all over the world to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better grasp these compelling new open education undertakings. Researchers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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