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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Public servants want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this crescive need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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