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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in online education technology enable humans in every nation on earth to take classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these exciting new open education endeavours. Public servants want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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