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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in learning technology have empowered humans all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like OpenupEd to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student 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 procurable there is a demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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