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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning have empowered learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Solomon Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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