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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in electronic education technology have empowered learners all over the world to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like American Samoa to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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