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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online learning are enabling students all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Palmyra Atoll to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these exciting new open educational endeavours. Educators want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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