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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in elearning technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Facebook to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. People want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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