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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in electronic education technology have empowered people all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like French Guiana to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these important new open education initiatives. Scholars want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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