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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in e-learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a developing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these promising new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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