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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in learning technology have enabled learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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