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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in learning technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenupEd to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these new open educational experiments. Academics want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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