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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in technology-enhanced learning enable people all around the world to take part in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online education technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like American Samoa to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants would like to better understand these open education experiments. Researchers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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