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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in e-learning have enabled learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Reddit to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education ventures. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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