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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in technology-enhanced learning enable humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also examines 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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