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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New developments in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for students all over the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Tonga to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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