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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in e-learning are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a growing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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