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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online education technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Bowling Green State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Students want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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