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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in online learning technology are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Academics want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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