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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in e-learning technology enable humans in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions 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 massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to better grasp these interesting new open educational ventures. Scientists want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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