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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in electronic educational technology are making it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better grasp these new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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