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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like New Caledonia to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to better understand these compelling new open educational undertakings. Students want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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