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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in e-learning are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Marshall Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Teachers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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