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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Malawi to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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