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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Tokelau to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these important new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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