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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in electronic educational technology are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational experiments. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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