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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in e-learning technology enable humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these important new open education experiments. Educators want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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