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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Universities want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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