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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Baker Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open education experiments. Public servants want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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