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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in technology-enhanced learning are empowering humans all over the world to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Bouvet Island to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these significant new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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