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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in e-learning technology make it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Montserrat to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational experiments. Trainers want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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