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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online education technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous subjects that online education organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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