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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in online learning enable people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Educators want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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