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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in online education technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these promising new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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