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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Turks and Caicos Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to understand these important new open education initiatives. Teachers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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