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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Jarvis Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these significant new open education initiatives. Academics want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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