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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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