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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning technology have enabled humans all around the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Netherlands Antilles to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to better understand these significant new open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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