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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Howland Island to conduct these massively open online courses? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these interesting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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