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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. New changes in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Aruba to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these intriguing new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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