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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in e-learning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Everyone wants to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This sensational new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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