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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Jersey to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Academics want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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