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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning organizations are having to deal with today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Guam to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators 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 a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. People want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desideratum for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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