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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in e-learning are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Google+ to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Instructors want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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