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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Bouvet Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these important new open education experiments. Public servants want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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