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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in online education have enabled learners in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like India to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these open educational experiments. Corporations want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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