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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in technology-enhanced learning have empowered humans in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations must deal with today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational experiments. Academics want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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