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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. New gains in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Anguilla to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education ventures. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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