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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in elearning make it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational ventures. People want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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