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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online education have empowered people all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Palau to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Researchers want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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