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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online learning have made it possible for students all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Ross Dependency to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with low motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Everyone wants to know how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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