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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in online education technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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