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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in online education are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like American Samoa to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these promising new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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