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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in e-learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Universities want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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