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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage low motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these open educational endeavours. Instructors want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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