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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest changes in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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