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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in e-learning technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to understand these new open educational experiments. Researchers want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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