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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for learners all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Marshall Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these exciting new open education experiments. Students want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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