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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Trainers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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