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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in digital education technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is all right? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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