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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in elearning technology have empowered students all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can educators certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Pitcairn Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational initiatives. Academics want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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