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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest developments in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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