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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in digital education technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Switzerland to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to understand these new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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