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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to take classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Navassa Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to be more aware of these open education experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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