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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in elearning are empowering students in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Academics want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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