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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in elearning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Niue to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education ventures. Scholars want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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