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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in e-learning have made it possible for students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Liberia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Professors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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