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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like YouTube to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these open educational endeavours. Universities want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this developing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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