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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Midway Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to better grasp these intriguing new open education undertakings. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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