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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Saint Barthelemy to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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