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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to take online classes. MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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