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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in e-learning have enabled people all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Baker Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Researchers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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