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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in elearning technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning organizations have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Universities want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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