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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advancements in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Equatorial Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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