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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in e-learning have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like China, People's Republic of to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also researches the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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