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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in online education have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Vatican City to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Trainers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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