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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to better perceive these interesting new open educational ventures. Instructors want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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