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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coral Sea Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Teachers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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