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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in elearning have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these compelling new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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