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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in learning technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like British Virgin Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Professors want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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