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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in electronic educational technology enable people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Saint Helena to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Educators want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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