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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in elearning enable humans all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. People want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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