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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in elearning have enabled people all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Netherlands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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