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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning technology have enabled humans all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Marshall Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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