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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in learning technology are empowering humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Google+ to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these intriguing new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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