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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these new open education experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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