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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in e-learning enable humans all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education experiments. Trainers want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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