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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in elearning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Iceland to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Universities want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This book also explores the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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