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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered learners in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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