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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in electronic educational technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Vanuatu to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Teachers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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