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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Comoros to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these fascinating new open education endeavours. Educators want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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