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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern changes in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are normally free but do not always 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 issues that online learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Bermuda to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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