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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in learning technology are empowering learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations are considering more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Jersey to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and numerous other participants need to understand these new open education undertakings. Students want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this developing demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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