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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in elearning are providing the means for humans all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Teachers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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