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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in elearning have enabled students in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a developing desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these promising new open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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