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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in elearning are enabling people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Baker Island to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to understand these significant new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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