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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in e-learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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