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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in elearning technology enable students all over the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions are having to consider now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Norfolk Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these important new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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