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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online education technology enable learners in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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