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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in electronic educational technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to better understand these significant new open educational initiatives. Students want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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