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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like LinkedIn to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Universities want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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