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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Trainers want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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