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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in online learning technology enable students in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scholars want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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