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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in technology-enhanced learning have empowered students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology institutions have to deal with today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Guernsey to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Educators want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also studies the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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