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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in e-learning have made it possible for students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Cook Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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