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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in technology-enhanced learning are enabling learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenupEd to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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