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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in technology-enhanced learning have enabled humans all over the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Comoros to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these new open education ventures. Public servants want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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