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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in online education make it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Marshall Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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