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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models 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 institutions manage low motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to better understand these exciting new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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