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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to better perceive these interesting new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this growing desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also researches the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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