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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Academics want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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