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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in technology-enhanced learning enable people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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