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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in electronic education technology enable people in nations all around the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these interesting new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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