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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions have to deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Tuvalu to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these exciting new open education experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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