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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online learning technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Samoa to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also articulates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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