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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in elearning are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Cook Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Researchers want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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