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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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