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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in elearning technology have enabled people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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