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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in elearning technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like San Marino to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education endeavours. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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