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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online learning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is all right? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these compelling new open education endeavours. Scientists want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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