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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like American Samoa to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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