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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in e-learning are enabling people all over the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this growing desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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