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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in e-learning have provided the means for learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Vanuatu to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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