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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education enable learners in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage poor motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to better grasp these significant new open education experiments. People want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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