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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in online learning are enabling humans in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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