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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Samoa to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better perceive these compelling new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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