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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in online education have enabled students in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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