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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in technology-enhanced learning are enabling learners in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Netherlands Antilles to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this growing desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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