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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in learning technology are enabling students all over the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to be more aware of these significant new open educational experiments. Academics want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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