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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online learning technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Micronesia to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these important new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also researches the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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