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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in e-learning are making it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these new open education endeavours. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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