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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in technology-enhanced learning have empowered students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Saint Barthelemy to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these important new open education undertakings. Academics want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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