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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in electronic education technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to better understand these promising new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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