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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in technology-enhanced learning enable humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a expanding need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these significant new open educational experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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