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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in online learning are enabling people all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Excelsior College to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these intriguing new open education initiatives. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This gripping new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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