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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in elearning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Academics want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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