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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Twitter to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Researchers want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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