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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in elearning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Marshall Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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