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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in electronic education technology make it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these open educational initiatives. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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