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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in e-learning technology are enabling humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Belize to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also talks about the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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