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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in electronic educational technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Vanderbilt University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Trainers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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