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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advancements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Saint Vincent and the Grenadines to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these interesting new open education initiatives. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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