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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online learning have provided the means for learners in nations all aver the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Tokelau to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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