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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for learners all over the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Professors want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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