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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in elearning are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Cook Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This book also reviews the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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