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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Niue to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these exciting new open educational endeavours. Academics want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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