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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online learning have provided the means for people all around the world to take classes online. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Cook Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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