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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in elearning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coral Sea Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education endeavours. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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