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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in elearning enable learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions are struggling with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also addresses the 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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