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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in learning technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Samoa to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education endeavours. Professors want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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