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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online learning are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are struggling with today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these interesting new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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