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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in e-learning are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like American Samoa to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to better understand these compelling new open education experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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