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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in technology-enhanced learning are enabling humans in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Rutgers University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to understand these open educational initiatives. Educators want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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