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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in elearning technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Anguilla to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also describes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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