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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Croatia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational experiments. Students want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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