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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Saint Helena to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to understand these important new open education experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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