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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern developments in technology-enhanced learning enable humans in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Netherlands Antilles to conduct these MOOCs? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Instructors want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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