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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in online education technology are empowering students in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a expanding demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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