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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Liberia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a growing need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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