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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in electronic education technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Researchers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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