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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in elearning are making it possible for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Vatican City to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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