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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in e-learning have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these open education ventures. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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