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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online education have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these important new open educational experiments. Teachers want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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