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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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