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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in e-learning enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning organizations have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can we certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this growing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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