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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in e-learning enable people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenupEd to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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