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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in learning technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Tokelau to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Students want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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