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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Georgia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to understand these intriguing new open educational endeavours. People want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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