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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in technology-enhanced learning have enabled learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Turks and Caicos Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these new open education endeavours. Public servants want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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