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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in electronic education technology enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Comoros to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these exciting new open educational experiments. Students want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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