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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online education enable humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to understand these important new open educational ventures. Students want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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