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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in electronic education technology have enabled students in nations all aver the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Academics want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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