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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online learning technology are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these interesting new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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